Rightmove
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Marketing
Rightmove rejects takeover move from Down-Under
The portal's board unanimously rejects a move from Australian portal firm REA and its CEO Owen Wilson as "opportunistic", and it "undervalued" the company.
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Proptech
Australian investors ‘not keen on Rightmove acquisition’
News of a potential REA takeover of Rightmove has sent shares in the Australian portal tumbling.
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Housing Market
Number of former rental properties for sale rises as CGT changes loom
Research by Rightmove among its listings shows the proportion of former rented properties within the market rising to 18%.
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Nigel Lewis
BLOG: REA’s attempt to buy Rightmove is no surprise – here’s why
Rightmove's reliance on monster profits and its relatively weak attempts to be truly innovative have opened the door to real competition, it can be argued.
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Marketing
Outgoing Rightmove chief replaced by blue-blooded staffer
After four years at Rightmove, Chief Financial Officer Alison Dolan is to be replaced by Ruaridh Hook, who is often seen in the society pages of upmarket magazines.
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Marketing
Rightmove sees share price fall following OpenRent exit
The portal saw its share price drop nearly 5% after confirmation that the UK's largest lettings agency OpenRent was leaving.
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Marketing
Rightmove confirms it has parted ways with OpenRent
The UK's largest lettings agency, OpenRent, which until now represented 8% of all Rightmove's rental property listings, will leave the portal after negotiations over pricing broke down.
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Marketing
OpenRent removes Rightmove as ‘marketing option’ for landlords
Several days ago OpenRent quietly withdrew from Rightmove which, one expert says, shows the portal's tolerance for such 'cheap deals' is coming to an end.
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Latest property news
‘Complacent’ Rightmove has thrown in towel claims proptech boss
Michael Nettleton, founder of CRM platform Agent Response, says the portal is wrong to return £100 million to shareholders, and should invest in innovation instead.
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Marketing
Rightmove reveals revenue up 7% and £3m spent on Coadjute
Portal reveals higher revenue from individual agents despite admitting its been difficult times for many sales agents, and says Coadjute investment is for the long haul.
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